Boyzone have revealed the emotional experience they went through as they used Stephen Gately’s vocals on one of their new tracks.
The band recently appeared on Good Morning Britain where they discussed the process of adding Stephen’s vocals into a song on their upcoming album.
‘I Can Dream’ is a tribute to the singer as they used his vocals from a demo in the early noughties.
Shane Lynch revealed that the band was approached by a producer who had the recording of Stephen singing: “It actually dropped on our laps as a producer got in touch with us guys, or the record company, saying they have this stuff.”
“He was moving his studio and he goes ‘I’ve got Stephen’s vocals on this record from ’03 or ’02.’ He said ‘Look, do you guys want it?’ and as it so happens, we were making an album and we said ‘100% we’d love to have it’.”
The experience of adding their former bandmate’s vocals into their track was emotional as Mikey Graham explained: “It was an unusual experience, kind of bittersweet, the song was presented to us and it was about 20 years old or so, so the production style was kind of dated on it.”
“So we took it into the studio, stripped it down, built a whole new song about it, changing the sentiment from a love song to a nostalgia song, more about our journey through the last 25 years,” Mikey continued.
As @theREALboyzone embark on their 25th anniversary tour, they recall the moment that Stephen Gately’s ‘lost’ vocals were discovered – and subsequently used on their farewell album.
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“It’s great to have Stephen, his vocal, as the pinnacle, the core of that song,” the 46-year-old said.
Boyzone are releasing their final album, ‘Thank You & Goodnight’, on November 16th.
